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Published in 2004: This new edition of Comprehensive Geriatric Oncology still offers an exhaustive review of the biology of cancer and aging, of the epidemiologic trends in the country and in the world, and of the clinical trials that concern cancer prevention and cancer treatment in the elderly.

The management of the older person with cancer is based on the estimate of life expectancy, tolerance of treatment, patient preference, and socio-economic barriers to treatment. The thrust of this book is to make medical oncologists and other health professionals managing older patients with cancer aware of recent developments in geriatric assessment and in cancer management for the older adult. After consulting this text the practitioner will...

La gestione delle proprie contraddizioni è alla base dell'esperienza umana. La funzione della letteratura, ha scritto il romanziere americano Walker Percy, consiste nel trovare una risposta a questa domanda: "Perché l'unico giorno in cui vidi mio zio felice fu quello in cui i giapponesi bombardarono Pearl Harbor?" Con la poesia Lodovico Balducci si è impegnato in questa 2quadratura del cerchio." "Rosario" rappresenta le contraddizioni e i dram...

The developed world has an increasingly aging population, with approximately 10% of the population aged over 65 years. As the incidence and prevalence of blood disorders increases with age, these conditions are a heavy burden on healthcare systems. Blood Disorders in the Elderly will provide hematologists, geriatricians and all clinicians involved in the care of patients with blood disorders with clear clinical advice on the diagnosis and mana...

This volume highlights research issues specific to geriatric oncology in the field of carcinogenesis and cancer prevention and treatment, based on the biologic interactions of cancer and age. It conveys a sustainable way of thinking about cancer and aging.

About the Contributor(s): Lodovico Balducci is a physician, medical oncologist, Senior Member of the Moffitt Cancer Center, and he is Professor of Medicine and Oncologic Science at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He is considered the father of geriatric oncology, a discipline he developed and publicized over the past twenty-five years. He is the senior editor of three textbooks of geriatric oncology and two textbooks of geriatric hem...

This volume highlights research issues specific to geriatric oncology in the field of carcinogenesis and cancer prevention and treatment, based on the biologic interactions of cancer and age. It conveys a sustainable way of thinking about cancer and aging.

Anemia is found in approximately 80% of elderly patients, most often caused by chronic disease and iron deficiency. Hemopoiesis is a crossroad for many aging-related events. Why do older patients become anemic? When should a diagnostic work up of anemia be initiated in the older person? What are the clinical consequences of anemia? Can the treatment of anemia delay aging? Have erythropoietic growth factors played a role in age-related anemia? ...

About the Contributor(s): Lodovico Balducci is a physician, medical oncologist, Senior Member of the Moffitt Cancer Center, and he is Professor of Medicine and Oncologic Science at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He is considered the father of geriatric oncology, a discipline he developed and publicized over the past twenty-five years. He is the senior editor of three textbooks of geriatric oncology and two textbooks of geriatric hem...

Because cancer in the older adult may be present in combination with other chronic conditions, including dementia and frailty, multidisciplinary care is especially important. This book provides nurses with essential information on the care and treatment of the older adult with cancer, including: An overview of cancer in the older adult, and barriers to treatment Prevention and screening of cancer in the older adult How to perform a comprehensi...

Anemia is found in approximately 80% of elderly patients, most often caused by chronic disease and iron deficiency. Hemopoiesis is a crossroad for many aging-related events. Why do older patients become anemic? When should a diagnostic work up of anemia be initiated in the older person? What are the clinical consequences of anemia? Can the treatment of anemia delay aging? Have erythropoietic growth factors played a role in age-related anemia? ...